Improvement in fence-gates



UNITED STATES PATENT OEEICEo F. RAYMOND AND A. MILLER, OF CLEVELAND,OHIO.

IMPROVEM ENT IN FENCE-GATES.

To all whom it may concern;

Be it known that We, F. RAYMOND and A. MILLER, of Cleveland, in thecountyot' Cuyahoga and State of Ohio, have invented certain new anduseful Improvements in Fence-Gates; and we do hereby declare that thefoliowing is a full and complete description of the construct-ion andoperation of the same, reference being' had to the accom panyingdrawings, making a part of this specification, in which- Figure l is aplan View of the gate. is a front elevation. Fig. 3 is an end view ot'the gate open.

Like letters oi' reference refer to like parts in the several views.

A is the gate, between the posts B and C. hung` to thel post B at d d,as shown in Fig. 3. On the top ot' the gate, near the end where it ishinged to the post, is secured a curved arm,

V D, as represented in Fig. 1. 'Io the end of th is arm is attached acord, g, that passes round a sheave, I, arranged in the corner ot' thepost, supported in a suitable bearing. From this sheave the cord extendsalong the side of the post, passes over a vertical sheave, b, that hasits bearing in a case. b', attached to the post. To the end ot' the cordis suspended a weight,m, as seen in Figzb, that is inclosed in a case,m,on the side or corner of the post in which it descends as the gatecloses. When the gate is opened nioreorless, it'noteutirely, in passingthrough, as it is released, the weight m will canseit to swingimmediately shut, when it will come against a stopa, on

the post C,

Fig. 2`

Where it will be securely held by the weight, requiring thereby nolatch. When the gate is entirely opened, as shown in Fig. 3, the weightcounterbalances the gate land retains it open until it is started toswing shut.

`The gate can be operated in the same manner b v means ot' a curved arm,F, .secural to the upper part of the gate below the. arm D. To the endot' the arm F a cord, 71 is attached, that passes over a sheave, e,supported in an adjustable case, e', that is pivoted or has its bearingsin lugs c, secured to the post. The case e can be turned around more orless, thereby adjusting the sheave to any position, according to thedirection of' the cord, as the gate is opened more or less. The cord hsuspends a weight. u. in a case, n', that is raised more or less inproportion as the gateis opened, and descends when it is released,drawing the gate shut in the saine manner, as before described( When thegate is opened entirely the weight u counterlntlances it, and willretain it in that position.

What we claim as our improvement, and desire to secure by LettersPatent, is`

The cord It, adjustable case e', and sheave e, in combination with thegate A and arm F, when arranged and operating substantially as and forthe purpose set forth.

FITCH RAYMOND. AUGUST MILLER;` Witnesses:

W. H. BUERIDGE, A. W. MCCLELLAND.

